Erdős Problem #996
Answered negatively in a preprint that also settles the p=2 case of problem #995; erdosproblems.com still lists the problem open
Exact FrontierDelta
Scope and record
Occurred: Oct 29, 2026
Delta type: REGISTRY REVISION
Assumptions: VibeMathed verification: unreviewed. Publication: preprint. AI contribution: ai-assisted. VibeMathed editorial classifications, scores, notes, relations, and dataset structure are CC BY 4.0. Source statements and linked content retain their own rights.
Canonical aliases: Erdős Problem #996 · Erdős #996 · Problem 996
Confidence: Not scored
Registry verification: unreviewed · preprint · candidate
Attribution
VibeMathed
registry · event recorded by
GPT-5.4 Pro
model · ai model contributor · OpenAI
Boon Suan Ho
human · human collaborator
Lineage and corrections
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This event attributed to Boon Suan Ho
arXiv preprint evidence for this event
Erdős Problem #996 parent of this event
VibeMathed record: Erdős Problem #996 evidence for this event
This event attributed to GPT-5.4 Pro
Answered negatively in a preprint that also settles the p=2 case of problem #995; erdosproblems.com still lists the problem open parent of this event
Erdős Problem #996 evidence for this event
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